08/04/1948
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"Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U.S.C. 431), ..."
"Today, at least half of mankind lives in dire poverty."
"We support this plan and will continue to support it unless or until a better and more effective plan is put forward."
"The real dangers confronting us today have their origins in outmoded habits of thought, in the inertia of human nature, and in preoccupation with supposed national interests to the detriment of the co..."